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An artistic representation in sculpture in which a figure or ornament projects three-dimensionally from a surface but remains attached to it.
An der alten Tempelmauer war ein beeindruckendes Relief mit mythologischen Szenen zu sehen.
An impressive relief with mythological scenes could be seen on the old temple wall.
'Relief' (relief) is a loanword from French. That is why the stress is on the second syllable: [reˈli̯ɛf]. The spelling with '-ief' is rare in German and is a clue to its foreign origin.
Die Aussprache von „Relief“ folgt den französischen Regeln.
The pronunciation of 'Relief' follows French rules.
When 'Relief' (relief) refers to an art form, the sentence often contains words describing materials ('Stein' (stone), 'Holz' (wood), 'Bronze' (bronze)), places ('Wand' (wall), 'Fassade' (facade), 'Münze' (coin)), or artistic activities ('schnitzen' (to carve), 'meißeln' (to chisel)).
Der Künstler meißelte ein Relief in die Steinplatte.
The artist chiseled a relief into the stone slab.
In the geographical meaning, 'Relief' (relief/terrain) is used together with words like 'Landschaft' (landscape), 'Gebirge' (mountains), 'Karte' (map), or 'Topografie' (topography) to describe the surface structure of the Earth.
Das Relief dieser Region ist von hohen Bergen und tiefen Tälern geprägt.
The terrain of this region is characterized by high mountains and deep valleys.
grounds / terrain
'das Gelände' and 'das Relief' can both have to do with the shape of the Earth's surface. 'Gelände' is used when talking about an area that you move through or describe, for example steep or uneven terrain. 'Relief' is more precise and more technical: it describes the elevations and depressions of a landscape, that is, the shape of the surface. In geography or on maps, 'Relief' is appropriate. In everyday language, people usually say 'Gelände' when they mean that a place is difficult to walk through or uneven.
Wir beschreiben im Geografieunterricht das Relief der Alpen.
In geography class, we describe the relief of the Alps.
Am Morgen fährt die Fahrerin vorsichtig durch das unebene Gelände.
In the morning, the driver carefully drives through the uneven terrain.